Quilting from Sunrise to Sunset -

We have a quilting finish!

And is there anything better than reaching the last border on a quilt when you are quilting? 

The finish is so close at hand!

This is Mona's Jamestown Landing from my book String Fling.  

Another testament to my love of blue and neutral - and I don't think I'll ever stop seeing blue/neutral two color quilts in my head.

I don't think there will ever be an empty spot where "blue used to be" in my stash!  Blue is just magical. It must be.  No matter how hard I try to sew it down, it never depletes.

I even asked Mona if she needed MORE blue now that she's finished this one.  She said she's experienced the same thing.  There is just as much blue in her stash as when she started this one.

Loaves and fishes, my friends!  Loaves and finishes!

Quilting looks so great!

The thread color is a robin's egg blue.  We quilted with an edge to edge design called Kismet.

We've got this one trimmed up, binding strips cut - but she'll be doing the binding at home as her Unity quilt went right on the machine immediately after finishing Jamestown Landing. We are girls on a mission.

We hadn't seen each other since before the holidays, and our window of opportunity is a short one - so it is ALL LONG ARMING ALL THE TIME.  She needs to go home today, so by dinner time we hope to get Unity finished, and Jingle Bell Square from Addicted to Scraps (Not done in Christmas colors!! It's so cute!) loaded and done. 

There is a serious amount of caffeine being consumed to keep us going - along with the laughter.

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These Creative Hands.  Mona's!

I am so proud of her for how far she has come.  But I think what I love even more is that we were great friends BEFORE she took up quilting.  We are not friends BECAUSE of quilting.  

If the quilting went away - we'd still be friends.  And that is what real friendship is all about, isn't it?

And then there are sweet friends that I've never met in person who bless my life with boxes of scraps!

Whooopie!!!!  Thank you so much Jeanne!!  There is so much great stuff in this box - and loads of neutrals too.  This yellow has me hankering to get going on that yellow Rocky Road to Kansas UFO - now that the Blue Monstrosity Rivanna quilt is nearly done.

My weekend just may be hijacked though - and I'm okay with it!

Son Jason has been camping his way across the southern USA going from Portland, Oregon, down through Nevada, New Mexico, Texas panhandle, Oklahoma - coming across I-40 and as of last night is near Memphis, Tennessee.

He's driving his big ole "Church Van" that he has turned into a camper, and wants mom to make curtains for his windows. LOL!!  How do you explain to a grown son that quilters do not hem curtains??

And how can I say no?  I'll do it.  Because there isn't anything I wouldn't do for a son that has driven that far to come see us.

The only thing he has stopped for is gas.  He cooks his own food on his little stove, he sleeps in his van, he is so very socially distant and following all mask up, wash up, safety protocols.

It was sunset by the time we left the QPO and headed home.  We followed this guy for a while on a double yellow line section of the highway where there was no way to pass and no place for him to turn out.

I really didn't mind.  That golden glow (through my very dirty windshield) made it feel very much like a spring evening - even though the temps were cold and the wind was especially fierce yesterday.

Slowing down enabled me to see things  I would have normally missed.

Sometimes all I see is the tractor.  (Or that car driving down the road.) I never focus on the driver - just the vehicle.

In this case, the driver was a young father and had 2 young kids with him in the cab.

(Please please please do not jump on a bandwagon about having kids in a cab with no seat belts - This is a farming community. I will not be posting comments that go onto that tangent.)

They made a left hand turn at the next intersection you see here heading to wherever they were going.  Home for dinner?  Or to the barn?  

I just loved to think about this precious daddy time and taking part in evening chores or whatever they had going on.  It made me smile.

I will be doing my best to focus on the person behind the wheel - instead of just seeing a vehicle in front of me.

I hear Mona up in the kitchen - the smell of morning coffee wafting down the stairs to where I am typing.  There is some conversation between she and Dave.  I feel like I am missing out!

So I am going to finish this up quick and get on with our day.

It's FRIDAY!  What finishes are you closing in on? Anything?  Did you start anything new?

Maybe you are planning on a Rough & Tumble weekend ahead!

You'll find the printable PDF pattern for Rough & Tumble in the digital pattern section of the Quiltville Store. 

And the price is already marked 25% off through March 14th. No coupon code needed for this one!

The price will revert back to the full price of $12.00 on March 15th, 2021.

Quiltville's Quote of the Day -

Keep your eye on the possibilities and see where they lead!

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Everything you've been through (especially this past year of Covid) has brought you to where you are right now.

Have a wonderful Friday, everyone!